ObesityHelp

I've been on Metformin for a while now, and it definitely helped me curb my outrageous carb intake. At the time, I was ingesting more than 450g of starch every day (I was on a practically all-white-rice-diet. Not diet as in "trying to lose weight" - diet as in "ooo, rice. Gimme. Another please!"). With the changes that Metformin &  armour thyroid brought about in my body & my eating, I went down from 311 lbs to 265 lbs. That was in 2005. since then, I've bounced around from 265 to 190 and right back up again. But then again, if this was easy, I wouldn't be looking to an online support network for help! =D


The thing that I've found to be the most helpful in curbing my appetite is upping my protein intake. I use an online food diary, and when I start to notice myself getting hunger pangs or strong cravings, I look at the day's breakdown of food by %. Usually, the carb % is higher than the protein % on those days. The next snack/meal, I make sure it is protein rich solid food - not a protein shake or supplement, but slices of lean deli meat, cheese, or baked/grilled/steamed chicken breast. Sometimes, a spoonful of lean ground meat does the trick. Sometimes, I need a good 3 oz serving. The hardest part is always the first 30 mins after I've eaten a meal. After that, the protein does its magic and I am on track for another 3 hours. 


Anyone else have any tactics they want to share with everyone?


Somayeh
h: 311/c: 255/l: 190/g: 145

I am currently doing the HCG program. I take 150 units of HCG daily and do the Dr Simeons diet. The diet looks horrible when you first read about it, but when you actually start, it is not that bad. The hard part is finding recipes for the foods that you can eat. A good thing about the HCG, you can titrate it up to 200 units/day if you feel overly hungry.  I plan to have the DS done later this year, but first I have to lose 35 pounds to be a candidate for the Lap version. You can find out more info about HCG if you google " pounds and inches" Dr Simeons. Good Luck !!